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Oxford, Fulton natives are the two guardsmen who died in helicopter crash

By Lt. Col. Deidre D. Smith and Daniel Szarek Mississippi National Guard The two soldiers who died Feb. ...

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FNB Oxford Bank announces key employee appointments

FNB Oxford Bank has made two new key appointments: Charly McClatchy as vice president, finance, and Raymond Hawkins, ...

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OHS junior named 2024 Boys & Girls Club of North MS Youth of the Year

Alicia Thigpen has been a part of the LOU Barksdale Boys & Girls Club of Oxford since she ...

Arts

Three Willie Morris winners lauded for ‘sense of place’

By Lucy Gaines UM Communications Three writers who incorporate universal themes of art, landscape and family in their ...

Lifestyle

State’s mayors unite in annual regional food drive

Extra Table has launched the North Mississippi March of the Mayors, a regional food drive sponsored by Atmos.  ...

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BMX track at mTrade Park to be removed to make way for water treatment plant

The unused BMX trail at mTrade park will soon be removed and turned into a water treatment plant. ...

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Oxford Conference Center brings in $850K in revenue in 2023

The Oxford Conference Center had a good year in 2023 and 2024 is looking bright as well. On ...

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Former Booneville basketball coach sentenced for child exploitation

A former Booneville High School assistant basketball coach was sentenced Wednesday to serve 10 years in prison following ...

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Grisham Fellows find UM family during visit

Laurel, Newton high school students meet faculty, staff, students; explore options for college By Edwin Smith University of ...

Cold Front Triggers Sharp Temperature Drop in Oxford

Lifestyle

Help available for high utility bills

Record energy use during cold snap By Alyssa Schnugg Senior reporter Many Lafayette County and Oxford residents are ...

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Sales, tourism tax continue climb

Rebs have 31 home dates this spring By Alyssa Schnugg Senior reporter The city of Oxford’s sales and ...

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CenterPoint Energy sells its Louisiana, Mississippi natural gas assets

Sold to Bernhard Capital Partners for $1.2 billion News release CenterPoint Energy, Inc. announced Feb. 20 the sale ...

Lifestyle

Oxford Film Festival lineup released ahead of March 21-24 event

Officials with the Oxford Film Festival, which is set for March 21-24, have announced the lineup of official ...

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13 UM students named inaugural Stamps Impact Prize winners

By Tina H. Hahn University of Mississippi Communications Administrators of the Stamps Impact Prize, a new competitive award ...

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Victims in Abbeville house fire identified

The couple who died in a house on Monday in Abbeville have been identified as long-time Lafayette County ...

Lifestyle

‘Annihilation’ author to speak at Honors convocation

Research symposium to be held before Feb. 26 event in Ford Center By Erin Garrett University of Mississippi ...

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Ole Miss baseball dugout named for loyal Rebels

Johnsons’ $1M gift to UM athletics boosts facility efforts By Bill Dabney University of Mississippi Communications As the ...

Lifestyle

Tom Franklin wins prestigious Harper Lee Award

Author, English professor to be honored in March at Alabama festival By Edwin Smith University communications Tom Franklin ...

Lifestyle

Old-time piano playing contest celebrates 50th anniversary

Contestants of all ages will be converging on Oxford to vie for trophies and cash prizes totaling a ...

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More details released on cemetery vandalism

The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department released additional information about the vandalism at Union Grove Cemetery that occurred Monday ...

Lifestyle

Women’s Council program helps UM students’ dreams come true

Global Leadership Circle funds ‘experience of a lifetime’ By Jonathan Scott For about as long as she can ...

Arts

Inaugural Casey Jones Blues Fest ushers in spring in Water Valley

On Saturday, March 23, the Water Valley Main Street Association will hold its first Casey Jones Blues Festival. ...

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